For the first week of this election season, Mitt Romney is outspending President Barack Obama on television ads, with the Republican challenger dipping into a war chest amassed from an aggressive fundraising schedule.

Mr. Romney will spend about $16.8 million on television ads this week, according to ad-tracking data provided by media buyers, while Mr. Obama will spend about $15.5 million, down 30% from a week earlier, when the campaign spent heavily to air a two-minute, pre-debate spot.

.When spending by independent super PACs is included, the mismatch is wider. Mr. Romney and his allies will combine for $31.4 million this week, compared with $19.7 million for Mr. Obama and his supporters, according to data from one media tracker.

"A lot of the super PACs kind of were sitting there tepidly," said Kyle Roberts, head of Smart Media Group, a Republican ad-buying firm. "You're seeing them get back in the game."

The GOP advantage represents an additional fillip for Mr. Romney, who is riding a post-debate wave that has seen his poll numbers improve as the race enters its final stage.

I remember their were a lot of people in the conservative media, and even on here, complaining because Obama had been outspending Romney 2-1 and 3-1 during August and September. Nobody could understand why Romney was holding onto his war chest while Obama was spending his like a drunken sailor on shore leave. Now we see, Obama is going to get buried these last four weeks and the hundreds of millions he spent through September went up in flames during one 90 minute debate.

When spending by independent super PACs is included, the mismatch is wider. Mr. Romney and his allies will combine for $31.4 million this week, compared with $19.7 million for Mr. Obama and his supporters, according to data from one media tracker.

"A lot of the super PACs kind of were sitting there tepidly," said Kyle Roberts, head of Smart Media Group, a Republican ad-buying firm. "You're seeing them get back in the game."

Awesome. This is great news, a 3/2 advantage. I wonder how long until the unions decide to save their money for next time.

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posted on 10/11/2012 10:48:03 AM PDT
by SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)

I always hear that the vast majority of folks don’t really start paying attention until after the debates start. And, oooh baby, after that drubbing Obama took in the first one, all the people who didn’t know much about Romney are interested.....sitting up and soaking in everything the Romney camp is pitching. Reinforced by that remarkable performance, one on one, with O, Mr.Romney is sitting with plenty of ‘carpet-bombing’ ad money left. Good strategy.

Earlier reports I have heard several times now are that the dems will stop advertising heavy, they have to do some or look weak,in NC,VA and FLa.hard to imagine.
Thats good and bad. If they do it will concentrate adv.in other places like ohio, colo.,etc.

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posted on 10/11/2012 11:05:28 AM PDT
by rodguy911
(FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)

>>It appears exactly that is what’s happening... at least here in VA. We’re now seeing the beginning of the endgame... Romney appears to be closing the deal.

The great thing about it is that while the Romney side is getting traction, the Obama side is getting increasingly desperate. The whole thing seems to be snowballing to a point where only the thirsty koolaid drinker would believe Obama is a viable candidate.

“Earlier reports I have heard several times now are that the dems will stop advertising heavy, they have to do some or look weak,in NC,VA and FLa.hard to imagine.
Thats good and bad. If they do it will concentrate adv.in other places like ohio, colo.,etc.”

I think what you mean is that they know they have essentially lost NC, VA, and FL, but they cannot totally pull out of these states because of the negative publicity it might generate, so they are scaling back there and redirecting resources to states they think they still have a chance in — like Ohio and CO.

I live in East Tennessee from where the TV ads are broadcast into South west Virginia. By my count there are 4 or 5 Romney ads being broadcast into what was once Rick Boucher (Dem) land for only 1 Obama ad. He lost to a Republican.

Some of the Romney ads are very hard hitting coal ads. Blood is being drawn

It looks like they’ve waited for the old ‘don’t shoot ‘till you see the whites of their eyes’ game-plan. With the wind now to their back, this is the perfect time to unleash ‘Operation Carpet Bombing’ on the entire ‘Battleground’ perimeter, and border areas, for the final KILL!!!!

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